Vegetable slicer



March 15, 1932. BALEN$|EFER 1,849,782 I EEEEEEEEEEEEE ER Original Filed Jan. 7, 1929 2 Sheets-Shet 1 v In uenior By v Attorney March 15, 1932. F. BALENSIEFER VEGETABLE SLI OER 2 She tS Sheet 2 Original Filed Jan. 7, 1929 Inventor jz 'dzzi wemrz' fer A iiorney Patented Mar. 15, 1932 FRANK BALENSIEFER, or FOWLER," rNDrANA VEGETAB E stress.

Application filed January 7; 1929, Serial No. 38Q,70 Renewed August, 5, 1931.-

This invention pertains to improvements in the class of vegetable slicers, and more specifically has reference to a hand. operated i potato slicer especially adapted for household use. This novel slicer is serviceable for preparing potatoes for cooking as French fried, or in the form of wafers to produce p0 tato chips when fried.

The principal object of this invention is to provide a vegetable slicer, wherein the thickness of the slice to be taken may be predeterminedly regulated.

Another object of importance is to provide a vegetable slicer wherein the cutting blade may be entirely removed to permit the use of another blade of different construction for cutting a different style of slice.

Another object of importance is to provide a vegetable slicer having a blade operable to cut a slice from a potato and simultaneously slit the slice into a plurality of lengths.

These and other objects of the invention will become more apparent to the reader after considering the invention as describedand claimed hereinafter. V

In the drawings Cil Figure 1 represents a top plan view of the improved device.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the novel device.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal fragmentary vertical view of the vegetable slicer, taken substantially on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 represents a vertical transverse sec tionalview taken substantially on the line lt of Fig. 3. I

Fig. 5 is a bottom plan view of one of the cutter blades, the same being shown fragmentarily.

Fig. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view of the cutter blade, taken substantially on the line 6-6, of Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary bottom plan view of a modified form of cutter blade, and

Fig. 8 is an end elevation of the blade shown in Fig. 7, showing the depending blade for slicing the vegetable sliceinto a plurality of lengths.

Referring to the drawings, wherein like numerals designate like parts, the invention through shown in Fig; 3,

includes a hood or'casing 1, constructed of sheet metal and bent'to' a form substantially U-shaped in cross section. The hood is substantially elongated and each longitudinal edge thereof is provided with' a fflange 2 which fastening members 3 may be glisposed for securing the hood to a suitable ase l.

The topof the hood 1 is formed with a circular opening aroundthe edge of which;

an upstanding flange '5 is provided. Prop 60.

7 erly'fitted within the flange 5 is an upwardly disposed substantially inverted frusto-cone shaped hopper 6. I a

Theside walls of the hood 1 are laterally H offset throughout their longitudinallegs to provide guideways 77. As is clearly the guidewa'ys serve to receive the longitudinal edgeportionsofthe cutter blades 8. The cutter blade8 is provided with an upstandinghandle 9 at one end while its opposite end is provided with a V-cut out portion 10. The apex portion of this v-cut opens into a semi 'ci'rcular'o'p'ening 11, the edge portions of the V-cut10. and

v the opening 11, being sharpened to provide cutting edges.

At a point inwardly from the cutting end of the blade 8 is a kickerfpla-te 12, the purpose or which will be presently described. Referring again to Fig.1 3,a platform 13 is supported by, depending side pieces 14,

formed with slots 15, through which fastening means 16, extending through the'side walls of the hood lare fittedand adapted.

v to be tightened for securing the platform 13 in a definite spaced relation beneath the top of the hood 1 and in underlying respects to the circular openings therein, an inclined slide plate 17'.

In referring to Fig. 3, in describing the operation of this device, it will be seen that by moving he blade 8 toward the right, a potato may be placed within the trough 6, and permitted to rest upon the platform'13, By moving the cutting end of the blade 8, inwardly a slice will be cut from the potato.

. A continuing movement of the blade 8 will cause the kicker plate 12 to engage'the slice and ultimately push the same beyond the' 100 end of the platform, so that the same will slide down the inclined plate 17.

The blade is again retracted so as to permit the potato to assume a position at rest 'upon the platform 13, after which, the

sllcing operation may be repeated.

Referring-to Fig. 7 it will be seen that a slightly modified form of blade is shown which aside frombeing provided with the 10 V-shaped out out portion 10 and the semicircular opening 11 also is provided with a plurality of knife members 18, extending longitudinally inwardly from theV-shaped cut 10. e V e 15 The knife 18 will cut the slice of the po- 'tato' into lengths simultaneously with the, operation of slicing the potato.- This type of blade is especially used in .preparingthe potato for French frying. 7 Itwill thus be seen that the present device provides a simple means for slicing the potatoes and will be highly practical for use in households. It is to be understood that certain changes in the specific shape,v size,

V and materials, may be resorted to in the construction of the device without departing from the spirit and scope thereof as claimed hereinafter.

Having thus described my invention, what I1c1aim as new is:

A slicer of the character described com- 7 prising an inverted U-shaped hood having an opening in itstop through which an article to be sliced may be fed, a platform mounted within the hood, said platform being provided with depending legs, adjustablevmeans between each leg and the corresponding side of the hood, and a knife slidv ably interposed between the top of the hood 7 40 and the platform for movement across the said opening, and, a transverselydisposed rib on the blade for displacing the sliced piece of the article from the platform.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

a v FRANK BALENSIEFER. 

